Position Details

Salary $144K – $261K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience senior

Exp. Years 5+ years

Education Not specified

Category Cybersecurity

About this role

Senior threat researcher at Adobe driving the intelligence lifecycle from requirements to dissemination and collaborating with hunting, incident response, and detection teams to operationalize intelligence.

Key Responsibilities

Own the intelligence lifecycle from requirements to dissemination
Map findings to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and the Diamond Model
Operate and mature the threat intelligence platform
Collaborate with Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering
Provide high-quality intelligence deliverables
On-call rotation

Technical Overview

Proficient with SIEM/EDR, data lakes, STIX/TAXII, YARA/Sigma; strong Python scripting and AI-driven automation; familiar with MITRE ATT&CK and Diamond Model.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-to-senior level threat researcher with 5+ years in threat intelligence, strong SIEM/EDR and automation skills, and the ability to operationalize intelligence across teams.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years in Cyber Threat Intelligence/Threat Research or equivalent experienceProficiency with SIEM platformsEDR solutionsand data analytics environmentsScripting and automation with Python and SQL-like query languagesFamiliarity with STIX/TAXIIYARA/SigmaDNS/HTTP/network fundamentalsPrior hands-on experience with threat management platforms/TIPsExperience with AI toolsDeep knowledge of emerging threats and threat actorsSecurity and privacy fundamentals across cloud and on-premStrong written and verbal communicationStrong case and knowledge-management habitsWillingness to participate in on-call rotation

Nice-to-Have Skills

Threat management platforms/TIPs preferred

Tools & Platforms

SIEMEDRThreat Intelligence Platform (TIPs)STIX/TAXIIYARASigmaPower BIdata lakes

Required Skills

threat intelligenceSIEMEDRSTIX/TAXIIYARASigmaPythonSQLdata lakesAI toolsMITRE ATT&CKDiamond Modelthreat management platforms/TIPsDNS/HTTP/network fundamentals

Hard Skills

PythonSQLSTIX/TAXIIYARASigmaDNS/HTTP/network fundamentalsMITRE ATT&CKDiamond ModelEDRSIEMThreat management platforms/TIPsAI toolsdata lakes

Soft Skills

CommunicationCollaborationLeadershipProblem-solvingWritten and verbal communication

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Lead threat intelligence operations to improve detection, incident response, and risk decisions.

Role Subtype Threat Researcher

Tech Domains Cybersecurity, SIEM, EDR, STIX/TAXII, YARA/Sigma, Python, SQL / PostgreSQL

Keywords for Your Resume

Senior Cyber Threat Researcherthreat intelligenceMITRE ATT&CKDiamond ModelSTIX/TAXIIYARA/SigmaDNS/HTTP/network fundamentalsEDRSIEMdata lakesPythonSQLAI toolsThreat management platforms/TIPson-call rotationYARASigmaon-call

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years in threat intelligence/research, No experience with STIX/TAXII or YARA/Sigma

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